Q1: Did Juan say they are getting through 50 awards a week? That would take 30 weeks to get through the backlog alone. I'm hoping I misheard.
A1: Juan said that GCA is processing or returning 50 items per day on average.
Q2: If waiting on an award to be set-up, normally we would request an Advance Budget (Advance Spend); however, it seems that is also taking time. Given GCA backlog, does GCA recommend we still pursue an Advance Budget?
A2: Yes, please continue to use Advance Requests.
Q3: To confirm, Juan said GCA is deprioritizing award close out? What if we're a subcontract? We can't delay award closeouts in those situations so I wanted to make sure I understood.
A3: We are still prioritizing the submission of final invoices to our sponsors but closeout activities like deficit transfers and residual balance transfers are being deprioritized.
Q4: Please clarify what is meant by Campus Award Tasks?
A4: Campus award tasks refers to Workday award tasks that represent campus’s responsibilities in post-award sponsored program management. One example is the submission of a technical or progress report to a sponsor.
Q5: Does Final Financial Report (FFR) / budget closing fall into the "urgent" category?
A5: Yes, the submission of a financial report is a priority. Closing the related award line (including a final reconciliation and carryover of the unobligated balance in Workday) will be delayed.
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